Unstandardized English

Jan 26 2025 135 ep. 55 mins 469

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A podcast seeking justice for the racially, linguistically, and neurologically minoritized. Host JPB Gerald examines issues including whiteness, raciolinguistics, academia, capitalism, and sometimes pop culture.

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E133: A Lifetime of Writing and Teaching

Jan 26 2025 33 mins

In this episode, host Dr. JPB Gerald recounts his life as a writer and his career as a teacher. Buy his book here. Subscribe to his substack here.

E132: Substacking and a brief preview of the future format

Jan 12 2025 14 mins

In this episode, host Dr. JPB Gerald previews his new format, stories he's written about his experiences. It's short this time but will be longer in future episodes, and he hopes you enjoy the listening.

E131: The American Dream and Its Relationship to White Parents' Belief Systems, with Elizabeth King

Dec 15 2024 51 mins

From the abstract: Parent beliefs regarding race and gender are interconnected and are influential to their parenting. In a sample of 107 White parents of toddlers and preschoolers, the current study explores relationships among parents’ beliefs about the causes of racial inequity and their gendered expectations for children’s emotions, as well as how the associations of parent

E130: What Makes a Good Presentation?

Dec 01 2024 24 mins

Buy Dr. Gerald's book here.

E129: We Need to Teach People to Teach, with Elizabeth King

Nov 17 2024 52 mins

In this episode (with no intro music), Dr. Gerald speaks with Dr. Elizabeth King about why it's such a problem that people who teach adults (professors as well as adult educators/trainers) are not mandated to practice teaching before beginning to teach, and how this has a trickle down impact on what people view as good education. Buy Dr. Gerald's book here.

Go Get Your Cake (Elections Thoughts)

Nov 06 2024 19 mins

It's bad. But fuck them. They don't deserve to be the cause of our pain.

E128: Yes I Know The Election Is Tomorrow

Nov 03 2024 13 mins

Just a brief check in while being very nervous about my impending second child. Will return to full episodes shortly. Buy the book!

E127: Illiterate Laborers

Oct 20 2024 19 mins

In this episode, host Dr. JPB Gerald speaks on his family's past as illiterate laborers as well as his feelings about his imminent second son and his older son's growth. Buy his book here.

E126: Some Thoughts on Pre-K and Being the Energizer Bunny

Oct 06 2024 25 mins

In this lowkey episode, host Dr. JPB Gerald speaks on his reflections on suburban police, pre-k, "hard work," and being respected for the way he does things. Buy his book here!

E125: On White Leftists

Sep 22 2024 23 mins

On this episode, host Dr. JPB Gerald debates the fickle nature of white "leftists." Buy Dr. Gerald's book below.